Population Projections

These populations projections were estimated by the Secretariat of the South Pacific Community. The recent availability and inclusive of migration data in these projections is the single and biggest factor in the impact on the population growth in the RMI. For more details, click this link: Population Projections Document (10.32 kB).

Population projections by age group and sex (based on 1999 census of population & housing)

Age Group

1999

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Total

50,908

52,163

52,701

53,236

53,763

54,305

0-4

7,674

7,508

7,632

7,748

7,835

7,899

5-9

6,660

7,352

7,297

7,196

7,089

7,131

10-14

7,539

6,501

6,668

6,895

7,131

7,207

15-19

6,337

6,837

6,568

6,319

6,161

6,120

20-24

4,558

5,945

6,194

6,362

6,422

6,347

25-29

3,759

3,684

3,949

4,238

4,523

4,808

30-34

3,235

2,590

2,556

2,564

2,627

2,761

35-39

2,861

2,355

2,304

2,249

2,190

2,128

40-44

2,397

2,253

2,202

2,147

2,091

2,039

45-49

2,029

2,041

2,053

2,056

2,047

2,023

50-54

1,369

1,796

1,798

1,797

1,802

1,814

55-59

791

1,343

1,428

1,501

1,556

1,592

60-64

598

762

839

921

1,004

1,089

65-69

438

473

478

494

525

572

70-74

299

334

344

353

358

361

75+

364

388

392

397

403

412

Male

26,058

26,746

27,022

27,297

27,567

27,843

0-4

3,967

3,853

3,916

3,976

4,020

4,053

5-9

3,393

3,803

3,768

3,706

3,640

3,660

10-14

3,898

3,322

3,422

3,555

3,692

3,732

15-19

3,203

3,533

3,378

3,237

3,147

3,126

20-24

2,273

3,067

3,215

3,316

3,352

3,310

25-29

1,892

1,857

1,999

2,156

2,314

2,478

30-34

1,660

1,302

1,282

1,285

1,318

1,389

35-39

1,461

1,205

1,174

1,141

1,107

1,071

40-44

1,198

1,154

1,130

1,102

1,072

1,043

45-49

1,122

1,004

1,018

1,030

1,033

1,025

50-54

732

948

919

893

878

878

55-59

431

728

784

827

851

854

60-64

293

403

438

478

523

573

65-69

233

232

242

256

275

299

70-74

143

160

159

160

162

165

75+

159

173

177

180

182

184

Female

24,850

25417

25,679

25,939

26,196

26,462

0-4

3,707

3,655

3,716

3,772

3,814

3,846

5-9

3,267

3,549

3,529

3,490

3,450

3,470

10-14

3,641

3,179

3,246

3,340

3,439

3,475

15-19

3,134

3,304

3,189

3,083

3,014

2,993

20-24

2,285

2,878

2,979

3,045

3,069

3,038

25-29

1,867

1,827

1,951

2,082

2,208

2,330

30-34

1,575

1,288

1,274

1,279

1,309

1,372

35-39

1,400

1,150

1,129

1,108

1,083

1,058

40-44

1,199

1,099

1,073

1,045

1,019

996

45-49

907

1,037

1,034

1,026

1,014

998

50-54

637

848

878

904

923

936

55-59

360

615

645

674

705

737

60-64

305

359

400

443

481

516

65-69

205

241

236

238

249

273

70-74

156

174

185

193

197

196

75+

205

215

216

217

221

228

Sources: Secretariate of the Pacific Community, 1999 Census of Population and Housing, EPPSO; Ministry of Health Services